SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 22, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Kellogg Community College Leadership Legacy Project has a new web site and resource for former Kellogg Fellows to share and record their experiences, it was announced today by Dr. Bernard J. Luskin, Director of the Project and Executive Vice President of Fielding Graduate University.
Featuring over five hundred Kellogg Fellows from the twelve Leadership Programs in the 60's and 70's, visitors to the site at www.kellogg-fellows.com will be able to submit their story as a basis for informing future community college leaders, and gaining a broader understanding of the contributions the Leadership Programs had on Community Colleges.
During the 1960s and 70s, The W. K. Kellogg Foundation generously and specifically supported the development of Community College Leadership Centers at twelve major universities throughout the United States. In addition, Kellogg provided strategic support to the American Association of Community Colleges, representing all community colleges and located in the National Center for Higher Education in Washington D.C.
LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND GOING INTO THE FUTURE
Exposition of the important lessons learned and the Fellows practical experiences of the 60s and 70s is particularly timely as the pioneers of the exciting twentieth century educational expansion are retiring and a new generation of community college leaders seek to understand and build upon accomplishments and leadership of the past. However, the practices and results of the past are not clearly recorded nor have they been widely shared. The web site provides a vessel to gather this valuable important information.
These Fellows have made significant contributions and their program stands right alongside the Rhodes and Fulbright programs. The Kellogg Fellows have been and remain particularly important with respect to community colleges.
Present Fielding Kellogg Fellows carrying out the research include Michael Gregoryk, Deputy Chancellor, Ventura Community College District, Ramiro Sanchez, Executive Vice President, Oxnard College, Vangie Meneses, Dean of Counseling and Matriculation at Cuyamaca College, Jianping Wang, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Westchester Community College, and Crystal Bacon, Assistant Dean, Academic Services, Warren Community College.
Funding for this project is provided by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in association with the American Association of Community Colleges and Fielding Graduate University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 "to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations." Its programming activities center around the common vision of a world in which each person has a sense of worth; accepts responsibility for self, family, community, and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be productive, and to help create nurturing families, responsive institutions, and healthy communities. For further information, please visit the Foundation's Web site at www.wkkf.org.
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation's community colleges. The association represents 1,100 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and some 10 million students. AACC provides leadership and services in five key areas: policy initiative, advocacy, research, education services, and coordination and networking. For more information, visit www. aacc.nche.edu.
Fielding Graduate University was founded in 1974, and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. Fielding is an accredited, non-profit graduate university offering numerous programs within three schools: Psychology, Human & Organization Development, and Educational Leadership & Change. The Fielding community enables students to participate effectively from anywhere in the world and is dedicated to lifelong learning, social justice and change, as well as innovation in organizations, communities and society and offers one of the leading Community College Leadership programs. For more information, visit online at www.fielding.edu