“Philosophy instructor honored at ACC” plus 1 more

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:49 PM PST

Philosophy instructor Jeff Broome has been selected as the Arapahoe Community College faculty member of the year by the ACC Faculty Senate.

Broome will be recognized Feb. 9 at a State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education meeting.

Broome came to ACC in 1985. During his time at the college, Broome has been instrumental in building the philosophy department. He was the primary writer of the model philosophy syllabi for many of ACC's philosophy courses and created the school's philosophy club. In addition, he pioneered a course in philosophy of religion based on the work of theologian John Hick and was one of the first faculty members to convert his classes to an online format, while also making his lectures available for students to download on iTunes.

"I am honored to be selected as faculty of the year and grateful to my fellow faculty members who voted me to this position and especially to my students who have made my career at ACC such a rewarding experience," Broome said.

Broome has been an active member on numerous committees at the college as well as the Colorado Community College System's State Faculty Curriculum Committee. He has published more than 20 academic articles and several books, including "Dog Soldier Justice: The Ordeal of Susanna Alderdice in the Kansas Indian War" and "Custer into the West."

Born in Pueblo, Broome earned his bachelor's degree from Colorado State University at Pueblo, his master's degree from Baylor University and his doctorate degree in philosophy from University of Colorado at Boulder.

Prior to coming to ACC, Broome worked as a detention counselor with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department and as the treatment director and chaplain for the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Denver.

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Principal's Philosophy: Caring, Concern, Compassion

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:11 PM PST

POSTED: Tuesday, February 15, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- When she first entered the world of teaching at the suggestion of her mother, Sylvia Wade said she realized it was her calling.Forty-nine years -- and thousands of students later -- as she prepares to retire, Wade said her instincts were right. "The way a teacher can get on my bad side in a hurry is not to care about a kid," said Wade, the principal at Pat Neff Middle School in the Northside Independent School District."Middle school is a nurturing ground," she said, one not void of challenges."This is my 'Jerry Springer school' because of the drama that happens at the middle-school level," Wade said.Drama is nothing new for Wade, who is black."I remember sitting in on a lunch counter at Kresse's in Tennessee, protesting segregation," she said.Fluent in Spanish, Wade said that when she talks to kids, she can "talk to them from the Hispanic standpoint. I can talk to them from the Jamaican standpoint. I can talk to them from the African-American standpoint."They are all parts, she said, of her own ethnicity.The important thing, she said, is talking to children. In addition to the three Rs -- reading, writing and arithmetic -- she said she emphasizes the three Cs: caring, concern and compassion.Wade said she plans to retire at the end of the 2011-2012 school year. That will mark Neff Middle School's 50th anniversary and 50 years as an educator for Wade."It's hard. It's really hard," she said. "I've been psyching myself up for it for a long time."

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“Philosophy instructor honored at ACC” plus 1 more

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