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ACCC Conference '87 - What's in it for me?

The ACCC Conference '87 which is being organized by the Golden Horseshoe
Colleges (Conestoga, Mohawk, Niagara and Sheridan) will be held at the Hamilton
Convention Centre, June 1-4, 1987. Our theme is "Education in an Entrepreneurial
Society".

Over the last few months I have had the opportunity to discuss this year's
Conference and its theme with a number of faculty across the country. I would like
to take this opportunity to dispel the notion that the ACCC Conference is directed
at administrators only.

This year the Program Committee has as two of its objectives to develop a
program that is entrepreneruial in its approach and to design a program that will
serve as a professional development activity for the nation's college faculty
members. As a result of these goals the following activities/sessions are being
developed.

Faculty Awards for Innovation in Teaching

For the first time in its history the Association of Canadian Community
Colleges (at ACCC Conference ‘87's request) is coordinating the recognition of
faculty members who have demonstrated innovation in their teaching. Entries will be
solicited from the 126 member colleges across Canada and reviewed by a committee
chaired by Bruce McAusland, President, St. Clair College. Recipients will be
presented with their awards by The Honourable Lincoln Alexander, Lieutenant Governor
of Ontario at the Opening Celebration on Monday, June 1, 1987. The Conference fees
for the recipients will sponsored through the generosity of the Canadian Life and
Health Insurance Association,

Nominations for these awards may come from any college staff member and
the nomination form must be signed by both the college president and the nominee.
For futher information, please call the ACCC offices in Toronto at (416) 489-5925. A
general mailing to all college presidents will be handled by the ACCC offices in
early February. t

A National Teleconference

In order to involve those faculty and administrators who would not he
able to attend ACCC Conference '87, the Program Committee decided to organize a
teleconference featuring the world renowned Dr. Edward de Bono, the originator of
the concept of lateral thinking. This national professional development activity
will take place on Tuesday, June 2 at 13:30 EDT, from the Great Hall in Hamilton
Place and will be produced by the media students of both Niagara and Mohawk
Colleges. We are hoping that at least 80 educational institutions will sign up for
this telecast. For the site fee of $400. (Cdn.) for member institutitions, the
college will receive the signal and an Edukit containing material prepared by Dr. de
Bono, 10 copies of suggested discussion questions for the local sessions following
the Teleconference and an evaluation form.