Recent Publications From the League

Each month, the League publishes Leadership Abstracts, Learning Abstracts, and Innovation Showcase. The most recent issues are available on the League website.

Leadership Abstracts. Saying Goodbye to the Two-Year College?, by Mark David Milliron. What’s in a name? A lot, if you ask Mark David Milliron. In December’s Leadership Abstracts you’ll find out why the term “two-year” no longer serves the purposes of the community college movement and learn reasons for breaking the two-year mold.

Learning Abstracts. Using Second Life to Enhance Teaching and Learning, by Robert Walker. Music Appreciation at Labette Community College just got a Second Life. Learn how a music teacher overcame the difficulty of distance learning and teaching with this distinct, multifaceted virtual world platform in the December issue of Learning Abstracts.

Innovation Showcase. Home on the Range: Where the Dinosaurs Roamed, by April L. Barry. Come to Tucumcari to learn about everything dinosaur, from fossil to full-scale Torvosaurus. The December issue of Innovation Showcase highlights Mesalands Community College’s Dinosaur Museum, going strong since 1996 in Quay County, New Mexico, thanks to a handful of staff and heaps of community effort.