To perform discipline-related work in a public or private setting as a nonpaid consultant or intern.
To hold a major office in a discipline-related local, state, or national professional organization.
To develop knowledge of state of the art developments in the technologies areas by participating in
nonpaid work in a public or private setting.
8. To update teaching and professional competence through the reading of an extensive bibliography of
works at the cutting edge of the discipline, as part of a preplanned program.

In academic year 1985-86, the first year of the program, 34 faculty members from 12 different departments
will be engaging in scholarly activities. In the biology department, for example, there is a research project
on computer analysis in nutrition, a development of a laboratory manual for human anatomy and physiology
(submitted in outline form to a publisher), and research concerning spontaneously arisen mutant forms
contained in Drosophila melanogaster. In Health and Physical Education, a faculty member is preparing a
research paper on nutrition and physical fitness for the working woman. Chemistry projects include the
development of a laboratory manual for Organic Chemistry, work at the National Bureau of Standards on
the analysis of acid rain, and development of computer software on chemical nomenclature.

In the Art Department, a professor is investigating palette reconstruction useful to painting conservators
of 18th century paintings, and another professor is investigating the use of water-base silkscreen and
stencils. Yet another is developing slides for submission to the Society of North American Goldsmiths for
consideration for the distinguished artist category. Another professor in the Visual Communications
Technology department is preparing a show of cibachrome prints for gallery display. In Speech and Drama,
a professor is developing a self-paced instructional module for students of Hispanic backgrounds.

Several English faculty are preparing annotated bibliographies, one on women’s biography and another
on integrating composition with traditional American literature courses. One professor is researching fiction
written by American authors on India, and another is working on a chapter of a book on iconography in
Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. In Philosophy, a faculty member is completing work on a book on "movements of
the mind." One Sociology professor is doing research in Mayan archaeology and another is serving as an
appointee of Governor Hughes on the Task Force on Victim Services. It is hoped that faculty will both use
this program to renew their interest in scholarship and to rekindle their enthusiasm for teaching. One
faculty member who has strongly supported the need for scholarly activities believes the relationship is not
necessary only to provide substance to one’s teaching but also to maintain enthusiasm for one’s profession.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, to be truly good teaching colleges, community colleges must have faculty who are good
teachers. Good teachers are those who are experts in pedagogy or how to teach, are experts in their
discipline or technical field and therefore know what to teach. They must be current in their teaching field,
and they must be enthusiastic about both their teaching and their discipline. The excellent community
college must recognize the dimensions of and the importance of the scholar-teacher and provide
opportunities for and encourage participation in scholarly activities, while continuing to emphasize
excellence in teaching.

Robert E. Parilla, President
Montgomery College

Abstracted by permission of George B. Vaughan, Editor, Southern Association of Community and Junior Colleges
Occasional Paper, Volume 4, Number 1, January, 1986.

For further information, contact the author at Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD
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