The new librarian at the Whitesburg Campus of Southeast Community College is Amanda Caudill Townsend. Caudill recently received a master s degree in library and information sciences from the University of Oklahoma. She also has a master s degree from Appalachian State University in higher education administration. The Prestonsburg CC Rural Community College Initiative program will be highlighted at the September 27 Kentucky Regional Leadership Conference when Dr. Charles E. Stebbins , interim president, joins two other panelists in discussing regional success stories. The event, which will be held at the Galt House in Louisville, is co-sponsored by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Kentucky League of Cities and Leadership Kentucky.
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A study by Dr. Shiber on the fear of algebra and other math and science courses was recently reviewed in the Non-Traditional Student Report , a national newsletter. The Kentucky Academy of Science has invited Dr. Shiber to present the results of his study at its November meeting. The four-day seminar was sponsored by the Foundation for Economic Education. The program Bell attended was designed for economic professors from junior and community colleges, and focused on revitalizing the classroom while finding effective ways to convey economic concepts. Mississippi River and Gulf Region Conference September 29-30 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.