Our campus visibility continues to increase. I received an ex-officio appointment to the new University of Maryland, College Park Foundation Board of Trustees and had the opportunity to provide them with a power point briefing on the college on October 20. A number of excellent contacts have resulted from that briefing. On December 13, I was the only dean included with the President and VPs in a briefing to top level managers and editors at the Baltimore Sun. Education was one of three colleges featured in a briefing held by President Mote on December 19 for Prince George's business leaders.
College publications continue to improve.
Three department recruitment brochures are in varying stages of development and mailing. The K-16 Outreach Center activities, directed by Jim Greenberg, continue in earnest. In Prince George's County, the focus is on evaluating the effectiveness of instructional supports. The Center worked with the district to conduct focus groups in October and is moving toward developing a survey instrument. We are planning a project to increase minority achievement through an empowering, capacity-building partnership between the school district and university.