A Fulbright Follow-up

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Professor Holly McKinzie Beene was a Senior Fulbright Grantee in Romania in 2011-2012, at Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău, where her teaching and research projects were carried out in close cooperation with her Romanian colleague and friend Professor Doina Cmeciu.

It was now Holly’s turn to host Doina in Glendale, Arizona. As community colleges are a distinctly U.S. model of post-secondary higher education, offering both academic and vocational programs, Professors Beene and Cmeciu worked for over a year to design an informal visit to explore relationships between U.S. and Romanian higher education. In April 2015, Professor Cmeciu visited Glendale Community College.

Coincidental timing presented a unique opportunity for the colleagues to present at the Southwest Communication Association Conference April 11, 2015.  As a regional association, SWCA hosts the spring conference with a focus on praxis and informal gathering of colleagues, rather than serving solely as a research venue. With this goal in mind, Prof. Beene presented the keynote address “"Uncomplicating Community: Hangouts and Hallways of Learning" in the morning and Prof. Cmeciu wrapped the final session with reflective comments on activities she observed during her visit.

Highlights included Prof. Cmeciu’s class presentation for pre-service teachers, observing a phonology class for ESL students who are moving beyond beginning language skills, participating in a joint class activity with international ESL students and native English speakers, attending and judging in a student speech contest, and presenting for colleagues at the conference.

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