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Takikawa, Japan, Delegation Tours College
PRESIDENT RICHARD B. FLYNN welcomed Mayor Hiroshi Tamura of Takikawa, Japan, and a delegation of twelve educators,musicians, and officials of that city to tour the College this past October. Since 1989, Takikawa and Springfield have been
sister cities through a relationship between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Island of Hokkaido, Japan. Each year, except 2001, a delegation fromTakikawa has visited Springfield.
PartnershipWith YMCA Renewed
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE and the YMCA of the USA renewed their historic partnership as Presi- dent Richard B. Flynn and YMCA President and Chief Executive Officer Neil J.Nicoll signed a five-year agreement on the campus on June 19, 2009. The agreement recognizes Springfield College as a premier institution of higher education for
YMCA leaders, and continues and expands educational programs and services for current and future YMCA professionals and volunteers, as well as other collaboration between the two institutions. Both institutions agreed to support recruitment of qualified students interested in YMCA careers
for Springfield College’s undergraduate and graduate degree programs and the subsequent place- ment of graduates in YMCA positions.
Award Recognizes College asMajor Contributor to Regional Economy
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, in October, received a 2009 Super 60 Award from the Affiliated Cham- bers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS) at the Super 60 Luncheon and Recognition Program held in Agawam,Mass. The ACCGS ranked Springfield College in third place in the total revenues category.The College
has received the award several times in the past in recognition of its revenues and economic role within the community.Nominees are private institutions or companies with revenues of at least $1 million in the last fiscal year and which are based in Hampden or Hampshire counties or are ACCGS members.
Middle School Teachers Learn to Bust ScientificMisconceptions
President Flynn with recent visitors to campus from Takikawa, Japan
Richard B. Flynn Campus Union Dedicated
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE DEDICATED the new Richard B. Flynn Campus Union, named in honor of the College’s president, at a ceremony in the build- ing’s main lobby, Feb. 4, 2010, before an audience of the College’s students, faculty, staff, trustees, and guests. The College’s trustees recently announced their
decision to name the building for Flynn,who has been the 12th president of the College since 1999.“It is fitting that a student-centered build- ing is named for Dick Flynn,” said Sally M.Griggs, chair of the Springfield College board of trustees. “Since day one, his priority has been to ensure that each Springfield College student receives the best educational experience, and does so in a learning and living environment that offers new and enhanced state-of-the-art facilities, outstanding instruction and programming, and a vibrant campus life.” The 58,500-square-foot campus union
contains many high quality spaces in support of the College’s extensive student activity programs, including space for student organizations and activities, international programs, career services, volunteer programs, residence life, and the administrative staff of the student affairs division. It features a food court with a two-story atrium for casual dining, sports bistro with large flat- screen televisions, and spiritual life center with a meditation room.Other areas within the union include a large sub-dividable multi-purpose room with LCD projectors, bookstore, convenience store, post office, several conference rooms and lounges, and activity space.
ELEPHANT CELLS must be bigger than monkey cells.Wrong, all animal cells are about the same size. Foxes in the arctic developed fluffy tails within a few generations to keep them warm. Wrong, it took millions of years. Scientific misconceptions like these were the targets of Greater Springfield middle school
teachers this past summer when they learned how to identify students’ false beliefs about the life sciences, and mastered teaching techniques to correct them.The objective was to equip teachers to better prepare local students to succeed on Massachusetts Comprehensive Assess- ment System (MCAS). Titled “TheWorld Is Flat,” this program was developed by Professor of Biology and Education
Robert A. Barkman through a $161,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
School of SocialWork Expands Emphasis on Gerontology
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE School of SocialWork has received a $10,000 grant from the Council on SocialWork Education (CSWE) Gero-Ed Center to introduce a gerontology area of emphasis and expand focus on gerontology in its master of social work advanced generalist program. Responding to the announcement, Francine Vecchiolla, dean of the Springfield College School
of SocialWork, said,“With the aging of America, there is a growing need for social workers with expertise in the special needs of people over age sixty-five.” Vecchiolla said that the population of people over age sixty-five is projected to increase to
twenty percent by 2030, but only four percent of social workers specialize in gerontology.The Springfield College School of SocialWork expects to increase its graduates focusing on gerontol- ogy from fifteen to twenty-five annually.
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