By Bernie Day
C-ID Update
Foothill College currently has approximately 150 courses approved for C-ID, with approximately 30 additional courses under review.
Effective June 2015, all Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs) must include C-ID approved courses, where a C-ID descriptor exists. We are in the process of analyzing all current ADTs to determine whether additional C-ID approval or course revisions are necessary.
Associate Degree for Transfer Update
Foothill currently has 20 ADTs approved. As a result, we exceeded the requirement by completing 118% of the required degrees.
We are eligible to apply for four new ADTs:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Nutrition/Dietetics
Faculty interested in developing these degrees are encouraged to contact Bernie Day to begin exploring appropriate courses for the degree as well as to ensure we have course C-ID approval.
Do ADTs make a difference? According to research presented to the Foothill College Academic Senate by Stanford researcher Rachel Baker, the number of students earning degrees and transferring to baccalaureate-granting institutions has increased significantly since the implementation of the ADT.
In addition, Rachel's research indicates that ADT students are transferring and graduating with significantly fewer units.
Note: effective for fall 2015, the UC system considers completion of an ADT as a positive factor in the application review process.
New Honors Institute Courses
The Honors Institute will soon be offering the following new honors courses:
- CHEM 12AH
- CS 1AH
- CS 2AH
- ANTH 2AH
- SOC 1H
- MATH 1AH
- MATH 1AHP
Completion of honors courses and participation in an academically rigorous honors curriculum are among the primary review factors during the University of California admission process.
Faculty interested in developing new honors courses are welcome to contact Bernie Day daybernie@foothill.edu for information.
Bay Area Community College Honors Research Symposium
The Seventh Annual Community College Hon
ors Research Symposium will be held on Saturday May 2 at Stanford University. This is truly one of the premier events of the year! All Foothill faculty are welcome to attend. If you currently teach or are considering teaching, the Honors Institute will reimburse your registration fee for attending.
Registration will soon be available online at:
http://www.losmedanos.edu/honors/research/
consortiuminfo.asp
Please encourage your students to attend!
Where Are They Now? Former Honors Student Profile
Honors Scholar Kirill Dmitriev began his postsecondary education at Foothill. After completing the honors program, he transferred to Stanford University, where he completed his B.A. in Economics. Following that, Kirill earned his MBA from Harvard University.
Originally from Kiev, Kirill had a successful career in the USA as an investment banker. He was named one of the Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. Now serving as the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, a $10 billion fund, Kirill also
served on the Advisory Board of Harvard Business Review in Russia, as well as on many other boards. Kirill has served as an economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin is the author or co-author of numerous publications. View a recent CNN interview with Kirill on CNN at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFnqyZGILvQ
Former Foothill College transfer student Kirill Dmitriev meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Where Are They Now? Honors Student Profile
Brian Armstrong was a local high school graduate who opted to attend Foothill because of our Honors Transfer Alliance Program with UCLA instead of attending any of the other universities to which he was admitted. Brian was successful in his goal and recently graduated summa cum laude from UCLA. A writer and filmmaker, Brian is currently the CEO of Canopy.co a curated storefront for Amazon which features some of their premier items. Prior to that, Brian worked at Google. While at UCLA, Brian was elected as President of the Film and Photography Society. Prior to transfer Brian received the Foothill College Achievement Award for Excellence in English Literature.