PR2009 Mar 30

SHELTON STATE FACULTY AND STAFF IN THE NEWS

Annette Cook, mathematics instructor at Shelton State Community College, is scheduled to be a presenter at the Eighth Annual TMATYC (The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges) Conference, to be held at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tenn., April 17-18. Along with serving as a 2008-09 Project ACCCESS (Advancing Community College Careers, Education, Scholarship and Service) Fellow, Cook’s article, “Project ACCCESS: Not Just Another Acronym,” was published in the January 2009 issue of the AMATYC News.

Cook has been on the math faculty at Shelton State for four years, teaching courses ranging from developmental math to pre-calculus. She holds an M.A. in Secondary Math Education from the University of Alabama, a B.S. in Secondary Math Education from Mississippi State University and an A.A. in Secondary Math Education from Meridian Junior College.

Prior to joining the faculty at Shelton State, she taught at Tuscaloosa County High, Echols Middle School, Muscle Shoals High School and Northwest-Shoals Community College. She has presented at numerous conferences and training sessions and is the author of “Get Me Outta Here! Math Help for the Alabama High School Graduation Examination.”

The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges was founded in 1974. It is the only organization exclusively devoted to providing a national forum for the improvement of mathematics instruction in the first two years of college.

Lisa McKnight, the data management coordinator for the Shelton State Community College Adult Education Program, was featured in the March 25, 2009, edition of the on-line publication NAEPDC (National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium) News, Views, and Clues. The organization is nationally recognized for its literacy efforts. McKnight is representing the College’s region as part of a national team that is working with the development of an online course for new faculty and staff.

George Pratt, Assistant Director at the West Alabama Center for Workforce Development, recently presented success of Shelton State’s Ready to Work (RTW) program to the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development in Montgomery. The presentation highlighted the symbiotic partnership between the College and Phifer Wire, including benefits such as reduction in training time, high employee retention rates, focused industry training, and much more.

          The Ready to Work program provides a career pathway for adults with limited education and employment experience at 53 sites by 21 colleges in Alabama. The RTW workplace environment provides trainees the entry-level skills required for employment with most businesses and industries in the state. The training curriculum is set to standards cited by business and industry employers, which includes training in computer skills, problem solving, workplace behavior, facets of manufacturing and job acquisition.