Education

August 30, 2010 — Dartmouth, MA. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and Department of English announce the hire of Prof. Frank X. Gaspar of Antioch University Los Angeles, for Fall Semester 2010. Prof. Gaspar will teach a one-semester creative writing seminar entitled “Writing (and rewriting) Ethnic New England” in the Department of English, under the auspices of the Hélio and Amélia Pedroso/Luso-American Foundation Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies.

New Bedford – About 40 teens participated in a jewelry making, fashion design, and creative arts summer work and learn program at Keith Middle School this summer. Under the leadership of Paula Benedetti, the Key Entrepreneurial Elements Program (K.E.E.P.) Keith participants mastered design skills, while learning the merchandising and marketing skills necessary to turn the treasures they produced into profitable business ventures. The program culminated in an art show at Keith, where thousands of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, key chains, and other trinkets were available for sale, as were beaded pillows and decorative accessories, candy bouquets, and artistic arrangements.

The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (WIB) is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for FREE Weatherization Training through the Stepping Stone Program at Bristol Community College (BCC) to eligible participants.

New Bedford, Massachusetts – Mayor Scott W. Lang announced today the availability of positions in a summer volunteer program for New Bedford teenagers aged 16 & above. The program, which will begin on August 2nd and end on August 27th, will give young people the opportunity to volunteer several hours a day working with the city on projects to beautify our neighborhoods, parks, and beaches and ensure that they are kept litter-free. It will also offer several optional enrichment opportunities featuring guest speakers over the course of the month. Upon successfully completing this program, each participant will receive a $250 stipend and a letter of recommendation from Mayor Lang to be used in future job or educational applications.

SouthCoast residents working in the allied health field now have a new educational track available to them through a new program developed by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth). Health Care professionals, with either an associate degree or certificate in an allied health field, may now complete a baccalaureate degree in Medical Laboratory Science acquiring knowledge, skills, and abilities in the areas of business methods, health care policy and people management.

State Treasurer Tim Cahill, Chairman of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and Katherine Craven, MSBA Executive Director, were in New Bedford today to present a $7.2 million check representing the MSBA’s share of the total project cost to the City of New Bedford for the construction of the Taylor School at the Sea Lab Marine Science Education Center. The ceremony celebrates the partnership and collaborative effort between the MSBA and the city to bring the project to fruition.

New Bedford, MA -- Many gathered at Bristol Community College’s (BCC) New Bedford Green Center (200 Union Street, New Bedford) on Thursday, July 15, in support of the 12 students graduating from The Stepping Stone Program, one of the first green jobs training programs offered at BCC.

Thirty-one teachers, staff members, and administrators from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School recently took part in the largest professional development conference for career and technical educators in Massachusetts. They were among more than 600 educators from across Massachusetts who took part in the “Connecting for Success” Summer Conference held at Assabet Valley Technical High School in Marlborough.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – You can now call them national champions. Seven students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School earned medals last month in a national skills competition in the Midwest.

The UMass Dartmouth Summer Program in Portuguese, organized by the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and sponsored by the Luso-American Foundation and the UMD College of Arts & Sciences, will begin its 17th annual five-week session on July 7th.

Dartmouth, MA – The Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts (CFSEMA), Rainy Day Fund has awarded the Lloyd Center for the Environment a $1,000 grant for the acquisition of a laptop projector.

The Harbor Development Commission sponsored a Fishermen’s Safety Training Program today during which 35 fishermen were trained in techniques that have proven to save lives of fishermen that work in the often dangerous ocean environment. The half-day training program is free to commercial fishermen and provides hands-on, safety and survival training conducted by Coast Guard Certified fishing vessel drill instructors. This Safety Training program has become a model for fishermen’s safety training in the country and it is the only program of its kind that is offered to participants at no cost.

EDEL Publishers of Lisbon announces the publication in translation of Alfred Lewis’s "Home Is an Island", the bestselling novel by the most important Portuguese-American immigrant writer of the twentieth century.

NEW BEDFORD – Student teams from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School swept three of the four top spots at a regional website design competition sponsored by Bristol Community College.

NEW BEDFORD – Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School is introducing a new dimension to its summer reading program this year. The school is incorporating its required reading into classroom lessons and testing in each of the four major academic subjects.

NEW BEDFORD – Several Media Technology students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School captured awards this year at a video contest involving students from nine high schools in the region. The competition was held at Dartmouth High School on May 28.

NEW BEDFORD – Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School is looking for a few more good men – and women – to broaden membership on its program advisory committees.

NEW BEDFORD – For the eleventh straight summer, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School will be running a computer camp for area young people. In addition, the school will be offering a new Creative Art Camp.

The University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth, the first public law school in Massachusetts, has exceeded the application and enrollment goals established by leaders at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

New Bedford, Massachusetts- At a press conference today Mayor Scott W. Lang recognized the Safe Zones organization for their efforts in educating New Bedford students in prevention and intervention techniques to eliminate bullying.

NEW BEDFORD – Eight seniors at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School can now be on their way to careers in the field of cosmetology.



Ashley Brites, Cortney Freitas, Nicole Jones, Alyssa Martins, Miselinia Nova, Amanda Pimental, Shayleene Reney, and Cassandra Seney recently passed the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Cosmetology exam.

East Timor President and Nobel Peace Laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, who leads one of the world’s newest democracies, told the 1,500-member UMass Dartmouth Class of 2010 that each of them can be “extraordinary unknown heroes’’ like the teacher in his country who climbs a mountain road for two hours each day, each way to reach her school.

NEW BEDFORD – Atty. Joseph L. Michaud, a member of the Dartmouth Select Board, is expected to speak at graduation exercises at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Atty. Michaud is expected to address a graduating class of approximately 460 students during graduation ceremonies at the Z. Walter Janiak Field House, 1121 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford, at 7:00 p.m.

New Bedford, Massachusetts- The City of New Bedford has extended the 2010 Summer Job Application deadline to 12:00pm (noon) on June 4, 2010 for the Summer Jobs Random Lottery.

Applications and Income Guidelines are available at City Hall, 133 William Street in the Personnel Department, Room 212 or at www.newbedford-ma.gov. Interested applicants are asked to submit their applications to the Personnel Department to be considered for the Summer Program random lottery. All applicants are required to be New Bedford residents and must be at least 16 years of age by July 1, 2010.

As of March 1st the City has been accepting applications for the following programs:

* Kennedy Summer Day Program
* Summer Food Service/ Parks Playground Program
* Lifeguards



For more information please visit www.newbedford-ma.gov and click Jobs Available and then Summer Employment Application or call 508-979-1444.

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research has released the findings from their 2009 follow-up study on the use of social media by college admission offices. This study is the third in a series beginning in 2007 that has tracked trends in higher education.

United Way of Greater New Bedford’s 15th Annual Youth Day of Caring provided 150 student volunteers from 5 area high schools the opportunity to volunteer at local non-profit agencies, providing them with first-hand experience in giving back to their community.

NEW BEDFORD – In what has become a spring tradition at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, students have again joined forces with the New Bedford Police Department to bring some comfort and joy to area children in need.

NEW BEDFORD – Students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School earned eight awards – including four silver medals – at a national skills competition in Anaheim, California, this month. The National Leadership Conference, sponsored by Business Professionals of America (BPA), included more than 4,500 students from across the country.

NEW BEDFORD – Lowe’s and Kobalt Tools in partnership with SkillsUSA are helping the next generation of trade professionals develop their skills at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School through their “Toolbox for Education” program. Lowe’s is donating approximately $1,100 worth of Kobalt tools to the school as part of the national program.

MARLBOROUGH – Students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School earned 53 medals – and a spot on a state student leadership team – at a statewide skills competition recently. GNB Voc-Tech won 18 gold medals, 24 silver medals, and 11 bronze medals in the competition sponsored by Massachusetts SkillsUSA in Marlborough.