The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has named Manchester Community College President Gena Glickman to its board of directors.
AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality and public standing of undergraduate liberal education.
Glickman was named the fifth president of Manchester Community College in 2008.
Previously, she was vice president for teaching, learning and student development at Elgin Community College, a large comprehensive community college west of Chicago.
Quinnipiac professor named among 50 Most Influential Latinos in Connecticut
Latinos United for Professional Advancement has named Quinnipiac University business professor Rowena Ortiz-Walters one of the 50 Most Influential Latinos in Connecticut for 2014.
Ortiz-Walters, who is chair of the management department in the Quinnipiac University School of Business, was nominated for being the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Women & Business at Quinnipiac. The center is dedicated to addressing concerns faced by women in a professional capacity.
Ortiz-Walters, who joined the Quinnipiac faculty in 2004, earned her Ph.D. in management from the University of Connecticut. She has served as department chair since 2012.
Keiler Receives Prestigious Certification
Farmington advertising agency Keiler was recently certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council through the Center for Women & Enterprise.
WBENC is the nation’s leading advocate and largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States.
This certification means that Keiler will be recognized more prominently when it comes to competing for opportunities offered by organizations with supplier/vendor diversity programs, including government organizations and corporations.
S/L/A/M Construction Services Projects Earn High Honors from ABC CT Chapter
The S/L/A/M Collaborative and S/L/A/M Construction Services, based in Glastonbury, were among those recently honored by Connecticut Associated Builders and Contractors at its 2015 Excellence in Construction awards dinner.
S/L/A/M Construction Services was honored with the Best in Show Award for its work on the music department and Mattison Auditorium renovations at Kent School in Kent.
The S/L/A/M Collaborative also took first place for Institutional Projects for its work on the H.H. Ellis Technical High School in Danielson.