NCC Connect - April 2015

For Charles Coats, BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies ’13, spring break in Florida is all about sun, water and good times---and for six years, he’s led alternative break trips with these thoughts in mind.

In Washington DC on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, Henry Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997 and Founder of the Cisneros Center for New Americans affirmed an MOU with George Mason University’s President Ángel Cabrera.

For Professor Julie Owen, research, teaching and service take on many mantles, and often interweave. Currently, Owen teaches NCLC 405, Women and Leadership and CTCH 810, Leadership in Higher Education, and these classes mirror much of Owen’s current research topics as well. The connections she creates in her research bring even greater meaning to class discussions and her work.

In two separate events for Women’s History Month, New Century College Assistant Professor Noura Erakat received honors and recognition for her human rights scholarship and activism.

As college students flock south for spring break in search of beaches and warmer temperatures, about 60 George Mason University students traveled to six destinations for community volunteer work.

New Century College freshman Abraham Kadi is no stranger to international travel and foreign cultures. Growing up in a military family, Kadi lived in Japan and Guam, as well as different cities across America.

On April 9, 2015 more than 1,000 local elementary, middle and high school students will participate in the fourth annual School Environmental Action Showcase that will be held at the Center for the Arts. New Century College assistant professor Cindy Smith is one of the event organizers and looks forward igniting more students’ curiosity and environmental awareness.