FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE U‘TL 0016 Debbie Millard Named State Teacher Of The Year FCC] mathematics professor Debbie Millard was named outstanding teacher of the year for 1986 among the state’s 28 community colleges at the annual meeting of the Florida Association of Community Colleges (FACC) in November. She was awarded the Red School House Award. Ms. Millard last year coached FCCJ’s Mathematics Team to the national championship. Presses Roll For New Student Newspaper JANUARY 1987 VOL. 2, NO. 6 By Judy Moore The beginning of the new year is a time for looking to the future, both for the upcoming year and the years beyond. What does the future hold for Florida Community College? An FCCJ committee has tried to answer that question in a report it has published after six months of study en, titled, Horizons 2000: Florida Commu— nity College at Jacksonville Encounters The Future. The most surprising result of the study, says committee chairman Jeffery Bertsch, is the profile of the typical community college student in the year 2000. “The student just out of high school will still be there, but the typical student of the future for community colleges will be over 30, female, a single parent and a non—degree seeking student who is either starting or changing her career,” Dr. Bertsch said. Bertsch sees a decrease in associate degree seeking students and a vast in crease in students interested in short— term training programs and academic partnerships with business. Additionally, as the number of adults over age 65 grows from one in 10 nation~ ally in 1980 to one in six by the year 2000, there will be a need to widely ex— pand avocational, educational and social programs for them. “There will be a big expansion of the Open Campus. People will want more courses offered in their neighborhoods and at their offices. Less students will be coming to the four campuses for their education," Dr. Bertsch said. Telecommunications and a wide ex— pansion of cable television educational offerings will compound the move away from the campuses, said Edgar Napier, vice president of institutional resources. (Continued on PAGE 4) By Judy Moore The Campus Voice, FCCJ’s new student newspaper, makes its debut this month, and henceforth will be printed every two weeks. The eightrpage tabloid newspaper is being produced by a group of about 10 journalism students under the direction of faculty advisor Kevin Bezner, professor of joumalism and English. “I’m really thrilled with the students l’ve got so far. They’re very interested in Student newspaper staffers prepare for their first issue. From left, sophomore working hard to get this off the ground," said Bezner. An editorial staff is still in the process of being formed, with positions being assigned for editor’in—chief, managing editor, arts and entertainment editor, sports editor and photo editor. Five of the students will receive talent grants for their work on the newspaper. “My principal goal is to get the paper coming out regularly and on time so that (Continued on PAGE 4) Lisa Zangara, freshman Tammy Banks, sophomore Grant Morales and faculty adviser Kevin Bezner. , OCR Text: FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE U‘TL 0016 Debbie Millard Named State Teacher Of The Year FCC] mathematics professor Debbie Millard was named outstanding teacher of the year for 1986 among the state’s 28 community colleges at the annual meeting of the Florida Association of Community Colleges (FACC) in November. She was awarded the Red School House Award. Ms. Millard last year coached FCCJ’s Mathematics Team to the national championship. Presses Roll For New Student Newspaper JANUARY 1987 VOL. 2, NO. 6 By Judy Moore The beginning of the new year is a time for looking to the future, both for the upcoming year and the years beyond. What does the future hold for Florida Community College? An FCCJ committee has tried to answer that question in a report it has published after six months of study en, titled, Horizons 2000: Florida Commu— nity College at Jacksonville Encounters The Future. The most surprising result of the study, says committee chairman Jeffery Bertsch, is the profile of the typical community college student in the year 2000. “The student just out of high school will still be there, but the typical student of the future for community colleges will be over 30, female, a single parent and a non—degree seeking student who is either starting or changing her career,” Dr. Bertsch said. Bertsch sees a decrease in associate degree seeking students and a vast in crease in students interested in short— term training programs and academic partnerships with business. Additionally, as the number of adults over age 65 grows from one in 10 nation~ ally in 1980 to one in six by the year 2000, there will be a need to widely ex— pand avocational, educational and social programs for them. “There will be a big expansion of the Open Campus. People will want more courses offered in their neighborhoods and at their offices. Less students will be coming to the four campuses for their education," Dr. Bertsch said. Telecommunications and a wide ex— pansion of cable television educational offerings will compound the move away from the campuses, said Edgar Napier, vice president of institutional resources. (Continued on PAGE 4) By Judy Moore The Campus Voice, FCCJ’s new student newspaper, makes its debut this month, and henceforth will be printed every two weeks. The eightrpage tabloid newspaper is being produced by a group of about 10 journalism students under the direction of faculty advisor Kevin Bezner, professor of joumalism and English. “I’m really thrilled with the students l’ve got so far. They’re very interested in Student newspaper staffers prepare for their first issue. From left, sophomore working hard to get this off the ground," said Bezner. An editorial staff is still in the process of being formed, with positions being assigned for editor’in—chief, managing editor, arts and entertainment editor, sports editor and photo editor. Five of the students will receive talent grants for their work on the newspaper. “My principal goal is to get the paper coming out regularly and on time so that (Continued on PAGE 4) Lisa Zangara, freshman Tammy Banks, sophomore Grant Morales and faculty adviser Kevin Bezner. , Z ArchiveInABox,JAX,Outlook Newsletter Resorted,1987,January 1987,January 1987 1, January 1987 1