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DEPARTMENTS <<< CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY STUDENTS OF GLOBAL DISTINCTION What do you get if faculty from two colleges cross county borders to develop an academic enrichment program for students to transcend international borders? Two national awards so far! The Global Distinction Program grew out of a joint faculty learning community between HCC and the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) with the mission to prepare students for both academic and professional success in our increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. Students earn Global Distinction upon completion of 15 credits of intense coursework including a world language, study abroad or equivalent domestic intercultural experience, campus events, and an e-portfolio summarizing their work prior to graduation or transfer. The Global Distinction Program joint faculty team: (L to R), The program recently received two prestigious education awards: Dr. Jean Svacina, HCC; Sarah Saxer, HCC; Encarni Treuba, the national 2012 Andrew Heiskell Award for Internationalizing the CCBC; Rachele Lawton, CCBC; Dr. Tara Ebersole, CCBC; Community College from the Institute of International Education; and Stacy Korbelak, HCC; Mary Beth Furst, HCC. Not pictured, the 2012 Diana Hacker Outstanding Programs in English Award from from CCBC: Dr. Azar Etesamypour-King, Stacie Miller, the national Two-Year College English Association in the category Kathleen Gandy. Reaching Across Borders. RECOGNITIO RECOGNITION REVS UP accumulating for HCC's motorcycle safety program founded seven years The accolades keep a college's ago within the colleg continuing education division. The Rider School has been described by Road Racing World a "a leading provider of motorcycle instruction in the Mid-Atlantic Region" d as lauds and Examiner.com lau it as "only one of a few programs in the country with classes covering licensing to advanced courses." beginner skills and lic was The Rider School wa honored in 2011 with an Exemplary Program Award for innovation and National Council on Continuing Education and Training. Earlier in the year, excellence from the N member Les Schultz was selected by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration program faculty mem Year" among hundreds of state-licensed motorcycle instructors. Founder as "Instructor of the Y Rider School, Jim Schmidt, is determined to expand training to include the and director of The R dynamics of riding as well as the operation. "Not just teaching that moss is slippery, but showing slide how to manage the sl when it happens," Schmidt says. Toward that end, he has organized the first-ever "think tank" of international experts on motorcycle training. For more information on visit The Rider School, vis www.howardcc.edu/riderschool. 10 Pathways | Howard Community College Spring 2012