15 M.A. students
and 1 certificate student matriculated in 07-08. (Compared with 9 matriculants in M.A. program last year and
an average over the previous three years of 13±2.)
As of April Õ08,
there were 32 students in M.A. program and 3 in certificate program.
7 of the 32 had
completed all course work and were working, some with significant life/family
interruptions, on completing their capstone syntheses.
2 of the 32
graduated in May/June and 6 more plan for August degrees.
In addition, 3
graduated in December 07.
Synthesis topics
ranged from ÒFrom humor in the workplace to humor as
a means of healing from lossÓ by Sheryl Savage, a community college administartor,
to ÒMeaning through metaphor: Visual dialogue and the picturing of
abstraction,Ó by John Quirk, a Dean of Students at a boarding school.
Anticipated M.A.
matriculants for Fall Õ07 = 7±2 +
2 certificate students
1. The highest priority for CCT is providing the teaching, advising, mentoring, and a coherent
program of study for students, and support for alums in their intellectual,
professional, and personal development.
A.
The biggest challenge in this regard is to ensure coverage of CCT teaching and
administration given that the GCE
has no plan to seek authorization for a search for a second regular
(tenure-track) member of CCT and is not committed at this point to continuation
of a CCT lectureship (50% or 100%) after Nina GreenwaldÕs position ends in
August 2009.
B. Curriculum enhancements
2.
The next highest
priority for CCT is to attract applicants to the Program and advise them
through to matriculation.
a.
Open houses and CCT Network events are publicized to people who have
inquired about the Program; the experience of the events complements the
regular email and phone responses to inquiries. Graphic
content has been added to the CCT website (http://www.cct.umb.edu), with links
to the associated activities. The
CCT news (monthly email bulletins) has been revived.
b. Publicity
packets (bookmarks, flyers, etc.) have been prepared for distribution at such
events and records made of who takes them. Followup is planned to see whether these are being used
prouctively.
c. Inquiries are tracked in CCT's database with periodic
followup emails and calls made.
d. The CCT Network is intended to support recruitment by
stimulating alums to mention the Program to others and, eventually, to coach
alums in hosting outreach events in their own communities and workplaces. Many hours have been spent
tracking down active email addresses and phone numbers for alums; more are
planned.
e. Gail Hobin of Community Relations is providing resources for
a major outreach event for Fall 08.
f. International recognition for CCT is being pursued through:
the Science in Changing World activities (see h above) and a pilot
collaboration with the University of Exeter in which four students from each
program support each other during the development of their thesis/synthesis
projects. Local and national
recognition is being pursued through the book project (see i above), a
collaboration with UM Darrtmouth regarding arts education, as well as the
Science in Changing World activities.
Peter Taylor, CCT Program Coordinator, June 08.
[1] In September, Nina Greenwald, moved to a
2 and 2 teaching load and Peter Taylor stepped back in as coordinator. Larry
Blum has been on sabbatical 07-08 and Carol Smith is on sabbatical for calendar
year Ô08. Arthur Millman now chairs
the Philosophy Department.