The Brain Burrito: your faculty development wrap-up

An insightful and inspiring conversation among five Johnson County Community College students discussing their journey through JCCC.

Learn about the return of the annual JCCC Stem Poster Symposium in this conversation with professors Brenda Edmonds, Mathematics, and Lori Slavin, Chemistry.

Join Dr. Kristy Howell to learn about her research on the origins of JCCC and a discussion of creating community colleges in "white-flight" towns.  

In her dissertation, "OPEN DOORS AND CLOSED COMMUNITIES: CREATING COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN WHITE-FLIGHT TOWNS," Dr. Howell examines how the College of DuPage (CoD), in suburban DuPage County, Illinois, and Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in suburban Johnson County, Kansas, offer an interesting lens through which to examine topics of institutional history and culture, community relationships, and the leadership decisions of first presidents and their boards. The histories of CoD and JCCC, founded in restricted-residency, affluent, and rapidly expanding suburbs in the 1960s, also provide telling examples of campus/community interactions around the question of who could be a part of the community – and therefore the campus. Comparing these two campuses illustrates 1960s-era protests in the community colleges, describes how campus unrest occurred, and examines its management on nonresidential campuses.  

Find out more about the special exhibit, Redlined: Cities, Suburbs and Segregation Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, a year-long deep dive into the history of redlining in Kansas City and practices that followed. You can learn more about the exhibit here.

Meet new HR Vice President Dr. Leslie Hardin and Thomas Heard, Director of Employee Engagement & Inclusion on this episode of the Brain Burrito's "getting to know you" series.  Learn about changes happening in HR, and find out what they think of KC BBQ!

A conversation among JCCC's Black Student Union members and advisors

Listen to incoming President Andrew Bowne talk about why he applied at JCCC, how he felt when he learned he got the job, and what his plans are once he gets here in next month.

Listen to co-hosts Robbie Miller, Recruiter, and Farrell Hoy Jenab, Director of Faculty Development, chat with student Magda Carlos-Trevino and Catherine Chen, Success Advocate, about what it has been like for students to make the transition from face-to-face to online classes at Johnson County Community College

Dr. Jay Antle, Director, and Dr. Kristy Howell, Coordinator for Sustainability Education and Engagement reflect on the pandemic, how the Center for Sustainability can help you make the transition to teaching online, and offer a little hope for the future.

If you missed Academy Award Winner Kevin Willmott’s visit to campus last month, here is your chance to listen to it.  The Black Student Union sponsored the event, and club officers enjoyed giving him a tour of the campus before his presentation. JCCC’s Kansas Studies Institute helped sponsor the event.

A record number of over 170 people attended the event in the CoLab.

An insightful discussion about the origins of Black History Month and how the event might evolve in the future. History professor Dr. James Leiker and host Robbie Miller have a frank, lively conversation about some of the complexities of talking about race in the United States.