WEAC Winter Conference
WEAC's Winter Conference is March 2-4, 2007, at the Milwaukee Hilton. The Conference will again have a WTCS Track specifically for technical college faculty and staff. The 2007 WTCS Track will include:
- Judge Jean DiMotto will discuss student and faculty/staff legal issues. Judge DiMotto is well known for her humor and clarity in presenting legal issues to educators. Ron Nief and Tom McBride, the Beloit College creators of the Mindset List, will discuss how intergenerational differences impact teaching and learning at the postsecondary level (tentative).
- Joe Berry, a part-time faculty activist from the Chicago area, will discuss colleges' increasing use of adjunct and contingent teaching staff.
Registration will open in late October. Total cost for early registrants will be $75 (shared room) or $175 (single room). The cost covers program fees, two nights of lodging at the Milwaukee Hilton and meals on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
2007-09 WTCS budget request
The Wisconsin Technical College System Board recently approved its 2007-09 budget request, a $41.1 million package that contains increases to general state aid and Worker Advancement Training Grants. http://www.weac.org/constit/wtcs/techmemo/2006-07/10_10_06/1.htm
CVTC liberal arts degree clears hurdle
The Wisconsin Technical College System Board has approved Chippewa Valley Technical College's proposed addition of a two-year liberal arts program, bringing the district one step closer to offering an Associate of Arts/Sciences transfer degree. http://www.weac.org/constit/wtcs/techmemo/2006-07/10_10_06/3.htm
Perkins Act renewed
A significant victory was won for advocates of career and technical education when Congress re-authorized the Perkins program by passing the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Improvement Act by overwhelming majorities in mid-summer. http://www.weac.org/constit/wtcs/techmemo/2006-07/10_10_06/4.htm
Spellings Commission issues recommendations
After a year-long investigation, a 19-member panel convened by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to consider how best to improve the American colleges and universities has issued its report and recommendations. http://www.weac.org/constit/wtcs/techmemo/2006-07/10_10_06/2.htm
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The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), a research and policy center at UW-Madison, has released its annual State of Working Wisconsin report. The report notes that the strength of Wisconsin's technical colleges is of continued importance to the health of state's economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. You can find the report on the center's Web site.
The document, a work of the WTCS Committee, provides helpful information and strategies for new faculty members. New instructors and more experienced educators alike may want to review the handbook. http://www.weac.org/constit/wtcs/techmemo/2006-07/10_10_06/WTCS New Instructor Handbook_0607.pdf |
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