• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges... Student Success Statewide An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest As noted in a recent article by income is actually less today financial aid to help students Kristin Conklin of the National than it was in the late 1980s. and their families understand Governors Association’s Center It is only marginally better their financial aid opportuni- for Best Practices, states must for the middle 20% of ties and eligibility. Once “continue to invest in higher Connecticut families. Yet, students have narrowed down education in the short run for this 60% of our workforce their campus choices and a long-term productivity serves as the backbone of decide to apply for admission, payoff… The wisest states will our economy. How can we CTMentor.org provides online Judith B. Greiman, President, Connecticut invest for the long term in afford not to invest in their admissions and financial aid Conference of Independent Colleges education at all levels, futures? applications for them to The 2002 Connecticut including early childhood quickly and easily complete quarterly newsletter • volume 4 July 2002 legislative session was education, K-12, Applying to College? and submit over the Internet. difficult for all participants postsecondary, and adult due to a growing budget gap education. They will avoid Designed to make college caused by declining revenues cutting higher education to accessible for all students who and the ever-increasing needs protect spending on other want to fully explore the of Connecticut residents. In levels of education.” educational opportunities fact, as of this writing, CtMentor.org, a free Internet- available to them, legislative leaders have yet to We must make sure that all based information system CTMentor.org gives students agree on a revised budget for future and current workforce helps prospective students and their families yet another the coming fiscal year as the participants can get the prepare for college admission, tool to succeed in their pursuit debate about increasing taxes education that they need in seek information about of quality higher education.• or decreasing expenditures is order to be productive higher education opportuni- heard throughout the Capitol. contributors to Connecticut’s ties in Connecticut, and find Albertus Magnus and their own economic the best college choice College Takes on All agree, however, on the success. This type of access among the many colleges Statewide Presence fact that Connecticut’s requires both vital academic and universities in this state. recovery and future growth programming and financial The first 12 women to depend on a strong and support for those in need. CTMentor.org takes prospec- graduate from Albertus educated workforce that can One without the other will not tive students on multimedia Magnus College received their meet the demands of the allow us to meet the chal- virtual campus tours, helps Bachelor’s degrees in 1928. global marketplace. Because lenges of tomorrow. them match their needs and The Class of 2002—more than our state is relatively small interests with specific 600 women and men— and is not expecting the kind Accordingly, we must work institutions, establishes direct received their undergraduate of population growth projected together to ensure proper e-mail communication with and graduate degrees from for other states, we must funding of need-based aid campus representatives, this thriving liberal arts make sure that all of our programs at both the federal performs scholarship college. Founded by the residents are adequately and state levels. For the searches, and provides a host Dominican Sisters of St. Mary prepared to meet the poorest 40% of Connecticut of other features, including a of the Springs, the College challenges before us. families, inflation adjusted comprehensive section on opened in September 1925 (Continued on back page) The Journey Continues the state’s 5,800 miles of streams. This partnership on campus. Last year, enroll- Just as students grow and liberal arts. Our commitment to provides students with an ment was up 14 percent. develop throughout their excellence is strengthened by opportunity to learn about Mitchell experienced the most college years, a small college in these latest program achieve- benthic macroinvertebrates growth of any institution of New London, Connecticut has ments.” (animals without backbones higher learning in the state also recently undergone a that live in the bottom of of Connecticut. significant change. Mitchell streams) and their use in College, long known as New biomonitoring. England’s top two-year liberal Now, Mitchell finds itself in competition with larger four- arts institution, began confer- Project SEARCH trains high year liberal arts colleges and ring bachelor’s degrees in May school science teachers on universities. To address its 2000. This spring, Mitchell water quality monitoring changing role in the College gained the unanimous procedures and data analysis education marketplace, approval of the Connecticut and then assists with integra- State Department of Higher Mitchell created a marketing Students enjoy having classes outside on tion of the monitoring into campaign entitled ‘Begin Your Education for programs in Mitchell’s picturesque waterfront campus existing courses at the school. Journey.’ “Regardless of where Psychology and Sport Manage- After deciding how best to students come from or where ment. Mitchell currently offers Initially, the decision to add integrate the program within a they’re headed, Mitchell can baccalaureate programs in baccalaureate programs was school’s science curriculum, a provide them with the tools and Human Development and motivated by student requests. local river or stream is selected direction to chart their course Family Studies, Liberal and Students at Mitchell expressed for the students to monitor. and become academically Professional Studies, Early dismay at having discovered a Students then collect biological, successful,” stated Kevin Childhood Education, Business small, personal institution that chemical, and physical site Mayne, vice president for Administration and Criminal provided for their specific data, which is compiled by the enrollment management and Justice. These bachelor degree academic and extracurricular students and prepared by marketing. Symbols of the additions to the College’s needs, yet limited their options SEARCH staff for an Annual campaign include a compass already diverse array of to an associate degree. Mitchell’s Report on Water Quality. Used and nautical references, which academic offerings reflects the proactive philosophy has always as baseline data for each are used to reinforce the tireless efforts of faculty and been to put students’ needs at sampled stream, the collected ‘Journey’ theme of direction, staff alike to continue Mitchell’s the forefront. data also is included in DEP transition from a two-year to a while also capitalizing upon water quality reports sent to Mitchell’s unique location. four-year institution of higher “A significant number of students Congress. education. who had earned an associate’s At Mitchell, the journey degree at Mitchell This spring, Project SEARCH continues...for students and for “The whole Mitchell community requested that the College staff held a special training the College itself.• is excited about this latest consider offering bachelor’s session at the DEP Training approval. It represents the degrees,” said President Mary Teikyo Post and Facility in Bethany to teach culmination of several years of Ellen Jukoski. “Given this Project SEARCH Team TPU students about work in developing a total of student request and interest, Up to Test the Waters biomonitoring, utilizing seven bachelor degree pro- Mitchell responded to an macroinvertebrates as indicator grams,” stated Dr. Jane important educational need. We Students from Teikyo Post species to help characterize Friederichs, vice president for were founded to meet the needs University’s Biological Sciences stream or river quality. Students p2 academic affairs and dean of of the community. Expanding and Environmental Theories from TPU’s Environmental the College. “We have a our degree offerings was a and Applications Programs have Impact Assessment, Zoology commitment to delivering natural progression in the recently joined Project SEARCH. and General Biology classes academic programs which are College’s growth and journey.” Project SEARCH, a collaboration learned about collecting and current, innovative and prepare between the Department of sampling aquatic invertebrates our students for excellent Mitchell College’s new baccalau- Environmental Protection (DEP) and identifying employment opportunities, as reate programs have done more and the Science Center of macroinvertebrates using well as for lifelong learning than accommodate students Connecticut, uses volunteers to and an appreciation of the wishing to continue their studies gather water quality data from (See TPU page 3) TPU (from page 2) The Trinity College Field Station at Church Farm training manuals and identifica- Trinity College in Hartford, organizations, and individual In terms of scientific research tion keys. Students gained Conn. has embarked on a bird banders in North America planning, Smedley, along with practical experience and a precedent-setting effort in to operate a network of Morrison, and other professors greater understanding of Ashford, Conn. to preserve and constant-effort mist

Load more

  4

Copy Link