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KIDS ON CAMPUS DIRECTOR RECEIVES COUNTY AWARD
Sara Baum, who directs HCC's Kids On Campus program, has been recognized by the Howard County Office of Children’s Services because “her dedication and caring have made a difference in the lives of children in our community." She will be honored at the Celebrating Success for Children awards ceremony on April 29.
OUTSTANDING ADJUNCT FACULTY AWARDS FOR 2007-2008:
LINDA EVANS
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty, Continuing Education
Linda Evans has taught in the Basic Skills area of Continuing Education and Workforce Development since 1992. She began by teaching at Grassroots in a class for the homeless population living in the shelter. In 1994, she began working with employees from the Howard County Public School System and the community at large teaching the reading and writing skills portion of the basic skills course. She works closely with the employees’ supervisors at the Howard County Public Schools (HCPSS) to ensure the students’ success and with the External Diploma Program to meet students’ goal of earning a Maryland High School Diploma through the National External Diploma Program. Linda has been the anchor for this course maintaining consistency of instruction and goal attainment. In addition to doing an excellent job preparing her students to meet their goals, Linda has helped at least 35 students earn their high school diplomas through the External Diploma Program. In addition to her outstanding teaching ability, Linda is also in charge of arranging contract training courses with businesses in Howard County whose employees need Basic Skills training. Finally, Linda has taken charge of the ABE registration procedures and policies and trained many new staff members to be part of this process.
JACK W. THAMES
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty, Career Programs
|Jack W. Thames began teaching at Howard Community College in June 1989. For many years, he has taught Music Appreciation classes for senior adults at both The Bain Center and Vantage House, with only a short vacation break in August and during college holidays. His classes for senior adults at The Bain Center are so popular that they often fill to capacity. He has a following of loyal students who enjoy his class so much that they sign up for it for many consecutive years. On occasion, he teaches full-day classes for the Senior Adult Summer Institute, and those classes are also full of eager lifelong learners. His classes consist of lectures and guided listening to classical music selections. Over the years, students have commented on his impressive knowledge of music, excellent teaching style, and ability to create new and exciting lectures for each class session. He tailors his classes around the musical interests of his students and creates separate lesson plans for each location and class session. His Music Appreciation class at Vantage House was recently filmed for the local cable show, Spotlight on Seniors. Jack Thames holds a B.A. in Music from Furman University, Master's Degree in Music from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and a Master of Liberal Arts Degree from the Johns Hopkins University. After graduation from the Peabody, he taught piano, theory and music history for 33 years in the Pre-College Division of the Conservatory.
MATTHEW CROSON
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty, Lifelong Learning Programs
Matthew Croson has been an instructor with Kids on Campus since summer 2005 and has taught more than eight different classes including "Mysteries in History," "Chess," "Cryptology," "Crime Scene Investigators," "American Revolutionary War," "Archaeology," and "Karaoke." He has been such a popular summer instructor that parents call to see what classes he’s teaching and enroll their students specifically in those classes. He has single-handedly brought several courses to the program that he’s developed, like Cryptology and Karaoke, and taken other courses that offered in the past and refreshed their content and scope. He even recruited his wife, Erin Powell, to teach a course last summer, and both will be back this summer. He creates complete, relevant, interactive, and highly researched curricula and shares them with new instructors when he’s unable to teach certain sections. His willingness to pitch in when needed is legendary, and he has filled in for other instructors on short notice. He’s a creative and dedicated professional who relates so easily and well to the many students he’s taught. He has helped the KOC program keep its high level of academic excellence and makes summer learning so much fun for students. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D degree in Education and already has an M.F.A. from the Savannah College for the Arts and a B.A. from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS NEEDED!
Are you an experienced language instructor who would like to teach part- or full-time at Howard Community College? If so, please contact Marge at 410-772-4975. We are particularly interested in instructors for the following languages: Arabic, Farsi, Persian/Dari, Turkish, Hebrew, Kurdish, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Pashto, and Armenian.
SPECIAL OFFERS
Gift Certificates
Give the gift of learning! Give a friend, loved one, or employee one of our many life-enriching classes. The certificates can be for any dollar amount you choose and can be used like a check to pay for course costs at registration. Call Jennifer at 410-772-4823 or email jlepore@howardcc.edu.
