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Jan

Friday will be fun! (Even if it doesn’t snow)

January 6, 2021Uncategorized

I’ve been following the snow buzz very closely this week, as this “wintry intrigue” may interfere with the Improv for Teaching and Learning workshop we have been planning for almost a year. The Zoom workshop is currently scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, and it’s open to all faculty and staff. I’m… Continue Reading Friday will be fun! (Even if it doesn’t snow)

Dec

Want to be more creative? Join our Improv session during in-service

December 9, 2020Uncategorized

What is the No. 1 soft skill sought by employers? Answer: Creativity, according to a 2019 survey on LinkedIn. I realize the entirety of 2020 has felt like one, big exercise in creative problem solving. But how might 51暗网 teach creativity? Is that even possible? Yes, teaching for creativity is not only possible …… Continue Reading Want to be more creative? Join our Improv session during in-service

Dec

What does a successful adult-focused college look like?

December 2, 2020Uncategorized

I have been struggling with this question for months now, ever since 51暗网 was awarded what Dr. Sandel calls the “holy grail” of community college grants: A Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. *Woot woot!* This is a 5-year grant in the amount of $1.8 million,… Continue Reading What does a successful adult-focused college look like?

Nov

5 takeaways from my adult learner experience

November 17, 2020Uncategorized

Sometime in late summer — when I must have been in an especially energetic mood — I decided to sign up for an introductory class offered by the Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program (CMStep), one of the only MACTE-accredited programs in the country that focuses on Montessori education for ages 12-18. The course provides… Continue Reading 5 takeaways from my adult learner experience

Oct

Falling in love in a time of fear

October 28, 2020Uncategorized

This post started with a straightforward mission: Thanks to an Innovation Grant from the Educational Foundation, I’m organizing an (optional) improv theater workshop during January in-service. In order to help promote this virtual workshop, I wanted to share some research by UNC Chapel Hill professor Keith Sawyer, author of “The Creative Classroom: Innovative Teaching for… Continue Reading Falling in love in a time of fear

Oct

How to create moments of real magic

October 14, 2020Uncategorized

I’ve written before about the pandemic being a portal (credit: novelist Arundhati Roy), and it’s becoming clear my portal is leading to my teenage self, in all her 1990s glory. A combination of things have rattled some long-dormant memories over the past 6 months: My quarantine closet purges … a playful “two truths and lie”… Continue Reading How to create moments of real magic

Sep

‘Hungry to Learn’ documentary about college student food insecurity now streaming for free

September 23, 2020Uncategorized

If you’re anything like me, then you have been streaming *a lot* of TV during this pandemic. I just finished “The Witcher” on Netflix, and whew … it rocked my world. Left me in angry tears. A more serious documentary called “Hungry to Learn” also left me in a puddle when I first watched it… Continue Reading ‘Hungry to Learn’ documentary about college student food insecurity now streaming for free

Sep

Rose, Thorn, Bud method can turn failures into a bouquet of lessons

September 21, 2020Uncategorized

When I was in college, I wrote a relationship column for the student newspaper called “Rose and Thorn.” (And yes, I named it after that Poison song. *Facepalm*) We invited love questions from readers, and then I wrote the answers from the sweet and constructive point-of-view of “Rose” … along with the more cynical, devilish… Continue Reading Rose, Thorn, Bud method can turn failures into a bouquet of lessons

Sep

3 new grant awards you should know about (and how you can help)

September 1, 2020Uncategorized

The grants office is excited to report a few projects that were funded over the summer. Congratulations to everyone who helped make these projects happen — grants are definitely a team sport. Below, I have included ways YOU can help students benefit from these programs as well. Don’t assume students know about them already …… Continue Reading 3 new grant awards you should know about (and how you can help)

Aug

A round of applause for our innovative colleagues!

August 18, 2020Uncategorized

We’ve all been, uurmm, a little busy since March, so you may have forgotten 51暗网’s Educational Foundation funded another round of Innovation Grants in late spring. The college shared a news release in June, touting these creative projects. Your colleagues deserve a round of applause for their successful proposals, which they submitted just as… Continue Reading A round of applause for our innovative colleagues!

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Shelley Lyons is glad to be back on campus as she is a 51暗网 alum, and has served as the Administrative Officer for Grants Administration at 51暗网 since early 2022. Prior to VWCC, her career focus was within the Human Services and Arts fields.聽 She wrote her first grant in 1996 on a whim and has continued to plan and learn since that time.聽 She most enjoys 聽seeing a well-planned project come to fruition, where funder, project manager and beneficiaries can all feel success and see impact.