15.8.16 parkersburg news and sentinel - wscc contribution

1. MARIETTA — Gama
Perruci, dean of the McDo-
nough Center for Leadership
and Business at Marietta Col-
lege, has
accepted an
appointment
to serve on the
Ronald Rea-
gan Presiden-
tial Library
Academic
Advisory
Council.
“I was very honored to be
invited to join this advisory
council. I think it will be a
wonderful opportunity to
help shape the way we study
leadership in the context of
the presidency,” Perruci
said. “The Reagan Presiden-
tial Library is developing
exciting educational initia-
tives to promote leadership
development at the colle-
giate level. The leadership
experiences of U.S. presi-
dents can provide wonderful
lessons for aspiring lead-
ers.”
The council advises on
the creation of an innovative
for-credit university pro-
gram with a goal of promot-
ing effective leadership
through the lens of the
American presidency. The
program will recruit out-
standing university student
leaders from across the
country and emphasize lead-
ership development through
study of President Reagan
and the many exemplary
leaders who have served as
President of the United
States.
Each member of the
council is expected to attend
two meetings during the
year — one in Simi Valley,
California, and another in
Washington, D.C. They will
also participate in and con-
tribute to future Reagan
Institute programming, and
be available for periodic
consultations.
Perruci has been dean of
McDonough since 2003. He
recently served as chairman
of the Board of Directors of
the International Leadership
Association. Perruci also is
works as a consultant for
The New York Times,
focusing on the newspaper’s
educational programming
for leadership students
(nytimesinleadership.com).
He is the co-author of
Understanding Leadership:
An Arts and Humanities
Perspective (Routledge,
2015). Aside from these
responsibilities, he also
serves as a session facilita-
tor for the Management and
Leadership Development
Program and the Rocke-
feller Global Leadership
Program at Dartmouth Col-
lege’s Rockefeller Center
for Public Policy.
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McDonough dean named to Reagan Library advisory council
Perruci
MARIETTA — Washington
State Community College Thurs-
day received $8,000 from the
AT&T Foundation to support the
College Ready Project.
The program coordinated
through Washington State with the
Ohio Valley Educational Service
Center serves 13 school districts
and two career center districts and
aids students with their prepara-
tions for college.
The College Ready Project
focuses on the issues that exist
with college preparation.
Each year a large number of ris-
ing seniors test into developmental
courses when they begin college.
These courses are designed to help
them gain skills they missed in
high school classes that are neces-
sary to succeed in college-level
math or English courses. Often-
times these developmental courses
also delay graduation, cost addi-
tional money, and do not count
towards a degree.
By providing those essential
skills to students while they are
still in high school, students will
save both time and money once
they start their college career.
“Helping students to be pre-
pared for college work is every-
one’s responsibility. That AT&T
has found it a worthy cause to sup-
port financially is a credit to their
commitment to this community.
WSCC is very pleased to be work-
ing in partnership with the school
systems in the region to help
ensure student success, and we
greatly appreciate the assistance of
AT&T,” said President Bradley
Ebersole.
With the assistance of the funds,
the College Ready Project will
help high school teachers and col-
lege faculty work collaboratively
to identify the math and English
skills that students lack when they
reach college. Instructors will then
build those missing skills into
their high school classes. High
school students will be paired with
mentors for English and math
tutoring. At the same time, the
mentors will also work with stu-
dents to understand real world
expectations, explore career
opportunities and prepare a post-
graduation career plan to reach
their career goals.
“There is no greater investment
that any organization can make
than in the education of Ohio’s
future leaders,” said State Rep.
Andy Thompson, R-Washngton.
“The work of Washington State
Community College and its part-
ners is to be commended, as it
keeps our youth on track to gradu-
ate high school prepared for suc-
cess in whatever endeavor they
choose next.”
The focus of the project will be
centered on improving the college
readiness of the middle-quartile
students. These are students who
are close to being assessed as col-
lege ready. These students are
often at a disadvantage due to a
lack of resources or programming
available to assist them.
“One member of our consor-
tium termed these students the
“forgotten middle” because there
are often programs to support the
strongest and weakest students,
but these students seem to miss
out on programming aimed at
helping them,” Vice President for
Academic Affairs Mark Nutter
said,
Students will be tested using a
college placement test while they
are still high school juniors and
seniors so that additional assis-
tance can take place if needed,
before the students get to college.
“Preparing our high school stu-
dents for success after graduation
benefits them and our communi-
ties,” said B.J. Smith, director of
external affairs, AT&T Ohio.
“The College Ready Project is
leveraging proven strategies to
keep students in Southeast Ohio
engaged in high school, help them
succeed academically, and gradu-
ate prepared for success in higher
education. We are happy to sup-
port this program.”
In addition to Washington State,
Belmont College, Zane State Col-
lege, Ohio University, Musk-
ingum University and Marietta
College are in the College Ready
Project.
Washington State receives 8K donation from AT&T Foundation
Photo Provided
From left: Chris Keylor, superintendent, Ohio Valley Educational Service Center; Phil Ackerman, director, Shared & Administrative Services, Ohio
Valley Educational Service Center; Bradley Ebersole, Washington State president; B.J. Smith, Director, external affairs, AT&T Ohio; Ohio Rep.
Andy Thompson; Mark Nutter, Washington State vice president of academic affairs.