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07/14/11 Victoria K. Fretwell has been elected chair of the Anne Arundel Community College board of trustees, effective July 1. Jerome W. Klasmeier was elected vice chair, and Cynthia Robichaud was appointed student representative. Fretwell is director of external affairs for Priority Partners/Johns Hopkins HealthCare, handling communications and marketing for the Medicaid Managed Care Organization ...
07/11/11 Starting this fall, the fee for senior citizens taking non-credit courses at Anne Arundel Community College will double as part of a larger effort to absorb a $5 million cut in county funding. In a 6-to-1 vote this week, the Board of Trustees doubled the fee for seniors to enroll in unlimited non-credit courses - from $40 to $80 per semester, college spokesman Dan Baum said. Tuition is waived ...
06/04/11 Christian Hendricks has fewer than two months to go before he flies the coop. The Severn resident's start-up company, Sagitta Marketing, has been "sprouting" in Anne Arundel Community College's business incubator for the last two years. As of July 31, Hendricks will be out on his own, probably in an office in Annapolis. "It's exciting and a little scary at the same time," Hendricks said. Instr...
06/01/11 The annual Bilderback Day Lacrosse Festival, originally scheduled to be held at Severna Park High, has been moved to Anne Arundel Community College, organizers announced yesterday. Bilderback Day begins this Saturday (8 a.m.) with the Robbie Hall Pee Wee and Beth Balasic Sticklettes tournaments. An All-American skills demonstration will be held at noon with girls and boys Midget, Junior and High ...
05/14/11 TUESDAY - Join Leadership Anne Arundel for a "Fireside Breakfast" with County Executive John R. Leopold. From 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold. Cost is $30. Call 410-571-9798 for more information. *** TUESDAY - Join SCORE for a workshop on "How to Start and Manage Your New Business." Get tips for starting and managing a business from senior SCORE counselors and ...
05/12/11 Editor's note: A collection of Anne Arundel education happenings of the week. The former longtime head of Anne Arundel Community College performing arts department - remembered years later as "chief" - will get a permanent tribute. This week, the college's Board of Trustees renamed the theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts as the Professor Robert E. Kauffman Theatre. Plans are under ...
05/02/11 The Arnold Relay for Life has been a springtime tradition on the Broadneck Peninsula for more than 15 years. This year, the relay is undergoing changes reflective of its growth and popularity. Instead of being held on the track oval at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, the event is moving to the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville. It has a new name, too - it's now called the ...
04/30/11 MONDAY - CONNECT! Coalition hosts a free workshop featuring sessions titled "Now You Have the Job: Keep It!" and "Social Media: Use It to Get the Job." At 5:30 p.m., Anne Arundel Community College, Florestano 101. *** TUESDAY - North Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce celebrates north county educators with "Educational Excellence 2011." From 5:30 to 9 p.m. Cost is $35 per person at La ...
04/24/11 Zoe Ernest scored four goals, and Aislinn Probst added a goal and an assist to lead Broadneck over Liberty, 12-6, in the Anne Arundel Community College Invite. Alli Dawson, Logan McCarthy and Brittany Marquess had a goal and an assist, while Kacy Koolage, Ellie McNulty, Paige Duncan and Arden Smith scored. Liberty 1 5 - 6 Broadneck (7-2) 3 9 - 12 GOALS: LIB - McCormick 4, Griffin, Crutchfield ...
04/15/11 Bring on the sunshine. By Friday, a new solar panel farm is expected to begin generating electricity at Anne Arundel Community College. But these aren't just any old solar panels hidden on the top of a building or relegated to a field. Instead, the college put the panels in the middle of a parking lot. "It certainly makes a statement to what the college cares about," marketing student Scott ...
04/14/11 The longtime president of Anne Arundel Community College, known for her focus on work force development and statewide collaboration with other colleges, announced her plans to retire yesterday. Martha A. Smith, 63, doesn't plan to leave until August next year - her 18th anniversary in the job. And while she still plans to work after leaving AACC, she doesn't know what she'll do next. "That's ...
03/05/11 WESTOVER -- The Holly Grove girls basketball team has have a chance today to claim the school's first Maryland Christian School Tournament state title. The Eagles, who are the No. 2 seed, will take on fifth-seeded Mount Airy Christian Academy at 5 p.m. at Anne Arundel Community College.
03/05/11 Conner Lipinski certainly deserved his Most Outstanding Player award he received last night at the conclusion of the Maryland Christian School Tournament held at Anne Arundel Community College. In a rematch of last year's MCST championship, Lipinski registered a game-high 16 points, five steals, two assists and two rebounds to lead AACS past Chapelgate Christian, 51-35, as the Eagles earned ...
03/05/11 The man who spent his life mentoring young performers has taken his final bow. Robert E. Kauffman, affectionately known as "chief" and who spent 30 years at Anne Arundel Community College, died Thursday night. He was 73 and suffered from lung cancer. "He cared a lot for his students," said Dotti Kauffman, his wife of 30 years. "They loved him deeply and he loved them back." The Kauffmans had no ...
01/28/11 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Due to inclement weather, all county public schools and offices will be closed Thursday. A Code Red is in effect for employees. The second semester for students is scheduled to begin on Friday. Anne Arundel Community College AACC will open at 5 p.m. Thursday. Anne Arundel County Public Library All library branches and Library Headquarters will open at 1 p.m. T...
01/06/11 Today ConnectYard, Inc., leading provider of social media-based communication solutions for higher education, announced the successful adoption of their platform at Anne Arundel Community College.
01/05/11 She is a soldier during the day, and a student at night Like other Anne Arundel Community College students, Dysha Huggins-Hodge spends much of her time immersed in schoolwork. The one difference: Her online coursework can sometimes be interrupted by a warning of a direct fire attack.
12/11/10 Mary Ellen Mason, director of the Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute at Anne Arundel Community College, has been elected vice chairman of the Maryland Restaurant Association Education Foundation. *** Attorney Peter J. Davis of Crownsville has joined the Technology & Intellectual Property group of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in Baltimore as a partner. He practices international ...
12/11/10 On two recent evenings, Anne Arundel Community College's Pascal Center for Performing Arts offered audiences a historic look at 45 years of rock opera one night and an extraordinary display of dance talents on another.
12/04/10 AACC student wins award ARNOLD - Melissa Petschauer of Millersville is the recipient of the Magothy River Association's annual scholarship. Petschauer will receive $800 from the E. Gordon Riley Scholarship to help with her tuition at Anne Arundel Community College. A graduate of Old Mill High School, Petschauer is a second-year student majoring in environmental science at the college. She hopes ...
12/02/10 Presidents OK plan to boost graduates ARNOLD - Community college presidents will be at Anne Arundel Community College on Friday to mark the start of an initiative to increase the number of graduates by 2025. The group will sign a commitment called the Maryland Association of Community Colleges Promise to Act. All 16 community college presidents in Maryland are expected to sign it. The effort is ... | 
