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Volume 5/ Issue 6 Alpena Community College May 6, 2003 Foundation Blazes Pathway to the Future Fundraising for ACC's Pathways to the Future Campaign Begins; Foundation on it's way to reaching $1.6 million JESSICA THIEM Managing Editor This spring ACC's Foundation began the silent phase of fundraising for the Pathways to the Future campaign. Pathways to the Future is a program started by the ACC Foundation to improve the laboratories and art facilities onACC's campus. The goal of ACC's Foundation is to raise approximately half the total cost of the project. The silent phase does not mean the campaign is a secret, but that members of the Foundation are not making it a large public event just yet, said Penny Bartosh, Executive Director of the ACC Foundation. According to information packets about Pathways to the Future, the two pathways are: "Laboratories for the Future" and "Art's Alive atACC." The "Laboratories for the Future" path~ay will upgrade and expandACC's computer laboratories in the Besser Technical Center. This pathway will also create a computer laboratory that will support the seven new technical training programs. Also, science labs in the Natural Resources Center will be updated. Lastly, a new telecommunications lab will be developed. "Arts Alive at ACC," the second pathway, will relocate the fine arts program to the Graphic Arts building located directly on ACC's campus. The building will be renovated and expanded. This pathway will provide new labs ~nd facilities for the arts programs that are now found at A CC' s East Campus. "The projects that make up the Pathways program are very much needed hue on campus. They focus on allowing us to be more effective in the delivering of instructional activities," stated Dr. Don Newport, President of ACC. Bellows Instructor of the Year Photo by Jessica Thiem John Bellows explains metabolic reac- tions to his students in one of his Physi- ology classes in preparation for finals week. Bellows was elected ACC's Instructor of the Year for the 2002- 2003 school year. Congratulations. According to Bartosh, •'Good Morning Alpena" the Foundation has breakfast to celebrate the already collected about kickoff for the fundraising $400,000. She believes project. Bartosh hopes half of the $1.6 million that the breakfast will goal may be met by bring community leaders midsummer. After which, together and get members the members of the of the area excited about Foundation will hold a the Pathways to the Future campaign. estimated at about $3.5 By December of 2003 million. When all these the $1. 6 million goal will financial goals are met, hopefully be reached, said ground breaking for the Dr. Newport. That is Pathways to the Future when the state will match project will occur. That the amount that ACC's event can be expected Foundation has raised. sometime in 2004, The total project is according to Dr. Newport. Prediction of what the new Fine Arts Addition will look like. Davis' e a ement Decided, Arrival in May Dr. Mary Ann Ca:r son takes Dr. Curt Davis' place as Vice President ANDREWKOWALSKI aBachelorofSciencedegree In her time at Eastern With experience at Staff Writer in Housing Policies from Idaho Technical College, schools of varying sizes, Colorado State University. Dr. Carlson has developed from 1,500 to 10,000 Since Dr. Curt Davis' Then she worked towards a three practical nursing students, she is "looking announcementofretirement, Master's in Planning and programs at off-campus forward to returning to a the administration at ACC Community Development locations and a part-time college that is a little bigger has been looking for a replacement suitable to fill the position he will leave behind. The search has now ended from the University of evening program on thanEITC." Colorado in Denver. campus. Dr. Carlson also shared Most recently, she attained She also helped tum EITC some other reasons for an Educational Doctorate in from a school into a college, applying here. "The good and a candidate has been Community College with higher course quality reputation of the college, chosen. Dr. Mary Ann Carlson is currently Dean of Instruction at Eastern Idaho Technical College. On May 19th, she will arrive at Al pen a Community College to begin her work as the college's new Vice President. Dr. Carlson grew up in Hoopeston, Illinois. She lived there until just after high school. After two years at Purdue, she went on to earn Leadership from the andrigor,convenientcourse the President, the Board, University of Texas. scheduling, and improved and the community" were Before being named Dean instructor credentials. She all factors in her choice. oflnstruction, Carlson held al so gained national She also spent some time several titles, including Dean accreditation for her work in Michigan as a child and of the Division of Business in developing the surgical fell in love with the area. and Information Systems, technician program. "Last but not least, I felt Director of Continuing Eastern Idaho Technical very comfortable with the Education, Director of the College has a much lower interactions I had at the S all Business student population than college and in the Development Center, City ACC, which Carlson does community when I visited Planner, and Director of the not foresee as a for my interview." Trinidad Downtown complication in her work Continued on page 2 ... 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