The 222nd 2YC3 Conference will be held at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida from March 29-30, 2019. Please consider joining us on for this conference. The theme for this conference is “Potion Masters of the 21st Century”. If you’re considering giving a presentation or holding a workshop at the conference, abstracts can be submitted to Amanda Norbutus (2yc3@valenciacollege.edu).

Registration is be open at http://www.2yc3.org. Registration with meal options will be available until March 14, though you can still register up until the day of the conference.

More information about the conference can be found on pages 2-3 of the newsletter.

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222nd 2YC3 ConferenceValencia College, Orlando, FL

March 29-30, 2019

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More Info:222nd 2YC3: Valencia College

March 29-30, 2019Conference Theme: Potion making abounds at the 222nd conference hosted by Valencia College in association with the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3) in Orlando, Florida from March 29-30, 2019.

The theme of the conference is “Potion Masters of the 21st Century.” Chemical education can be magical, but a good course does not happen with just a wave of the wand. The goal of this confer-ence is to communicate strategies and best practices to infuse interdisciplinary, revolutionary, and even tried-and-true methods in the classroom. Travel and Lodging InformationOur CampusThe campus is located at 1800 S Kirkman Road, Orlando, FL 23811. Information about parking will be provided on the main website and Facebook at a later time. AirportOrlando International Airport (airport code: MCO) is approximetely 30 minutes driving distance from the campus. There are many hotels located near the airport, but transportation from those

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Of Note:•If you’d like to submit an article to the Outlook newsletter, send it to newslet-ter@2yc3.org. The deadline for Issue II of the 2019 newsletter will be April 1,

2019.

•You can pay for your membership on the 2YC3 website (http://www.2yc3.

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hotels to the campus will be expensive when using Uber/Lyft. Every major airline serves Orlando International Airport. Orlando Sanford International Airport (airport code: SFB) is 45 minutes driving distance to Valencia College, and is mainly served by Allegiant Airlines from smaller cities.

HotelsValencia College does contract with a local hotel for rates, and more information about the hotels will be provided on the main website and Facebook.

For More InformationThe latest conference updates will be available on the website at http://valenciacollege.edu/east/science/2yc3. We hope you can attend and experience this mag-ical professional opportunity, with optional adventures to follow at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

50th ACS Central Regional Meeting 2019Midland, Michigan

June 7-8, 2019

The Midland Section of the American Chemical Society is delighted to host CERM 2019, the 50th

Central Regional Meeting from June 4 – June 8, 2019 & concurrently celebrate the 100th anniver-sary of the Section. The conference, themed “Molecules to Materials” will take place at the H-Ho-tel in Midland MI.

Outstanding education programs will include the tour of a new STEM-focused school, and work-shops highlighting green chemistry, lab safety and other topics, with opportunities for long-dis-tance participation. Chemical Education symposia, presentations on the NGSS-aligned Regional Water Quality Experiment, 2YC3 programming, and interactive evening events will also be offered. The 2YC3 programming will be held on June 7-8. More information can be found at https://acscerm2019.org/educational_regional_landing_page/educational/.

If you would like to present at the conference, please send your abstracts to Peter Larkowski at peterlarkowski@delta.edu.

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224th 2YC3 Conference Celebrate Partnerships and Innovation

San Diego Miaramar CollegeAugust 23-24, 2019

San Diego Miramar College is excited to host the 224th 2YC3 Conference (http://2yc3miramar2019.org) in August 2019. Do you have a unique way that you partner with your students, other faculty, universities, businesses, surrounding community, etc. to achieve student success? Are you using innovative approaches inside and/or outside of the classroom? We want you to come and share about what you are doing! Our hope is that these two days will be a celebration of the good work that is happening across a vari-ety of two-year schools and highlight the amazing work happening in Chemistry Education. Through these connections, we also anticipate new partnerships being formed and innova-tive techniques being adopted into classrooms. Come celebrate, innovate, and collaborate!

One of 3 colleges in the San Diego Community College District, San Diego Miramar College offers Associate’s Degrees, Certificates and general education preparation for transfer to 4-year institutions. Founded in 1969, San Diego Miramar College serves approximately 10,000 students annually and offers 72 Associate Degrees and 94 Career Technical Edu-cation Certificates. San Diego Miramar College is located in the Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch suburban area approximately 18 miles from the San Diego International Airport. The sur-rounding campus community itself has a variety of restaurants and hotels. The City of San Diego, “America’s Finest City,” has a variety of attractions that may interest faculty such as rich culture, scenic landmarks, beautiful beaches, wonderful hikes, a world-famous zoo, unique cuisine, and craft breweries.

Please contact Gary Smith (glsmith@sdccd.edu) if you would like more information.

Peter Larkowski, Delta College, MI

Greetings from Michigan and happy 2019! I hope your winter semester is off to a great start.

I want to start by saying that I am honored to serve this organization as chair in 2019. Higher education is filled with challenges right now and I believe that pro-fessional development is critical to the success of faculty around the country. I also believe very strongly in servant leadership. I have spent the past three and a half years serving my department in a full release from teaching administrative

chair/dean roll and I viewed this opportunity as servant leadership. While there were many reward-ing aspects to this work and I grew a lot from it, my term has ended, and I have started back into the classroom this semester. This mid-year transition would not have been possible without my continued involvement in 2YC3 as well as other teaching professional development opportunities that I engaged in while working outside the classroom. Our organization has so much to offer and again, I am hon-ored and humbled to be able to serve you all as chair in 2019.

I want to thank all the other officers who have worked and continue to work hard to make this organi-zation great. In particular, I want to thank Mary Roslonowski for her work as chair in 2018.

This year, the 2YC3 is planning three great conferences. This spring, our first conference will be in the southeastern part of the country in Orlando, FL at Valencia College, March 29-30, 2019. The theme for the conference is Potion Masters of the Twenty-First Century and registration is ongoing (http://valen-ciacollege.edu/east/science/2yc3/).

In the late spring/early summer, 2YC3 will be partnering with the ACS Central Regional Meeting in Midland, MI (https://acscerm2019.org), June 4-8, although the 2YC3 programming will be Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8. The theme is “Molecules to Materials” and this conference (being an ACS re-gional meeting) would give you the opportunity to experience not only the excellent 2YC3 programming, but also programming from other areas of education as well as a robust technical program. Registra-tion is also open for this meeting.

Finally, in the fall, we will be on the west coast at San Diego Miramar College, August 23-24, 2019. More information will be available as we get closer to August. All our meeting information is also avail-able at http://www.2yc3.org/php/meetings.php.

I hope to see everyone at at least one of our conferences this year and am looking forward to a great 2019 for 2YC3! If you need anything or have any questions about 2YC3, etc, please don’t hesitate to contact me at peterlarkowski@delta.edu or (989)-686-9271.

Best,Peter

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2019 Chem Ed ConferenceNorth Central College, Naperville, IL

July 21-25, 2019

North Central College, located in Naperville, Illinois will be hosting the 25th ChemEd conference from July 21 to 25, 2019. North Central College is a comprehensive liberal arts college with a pop-ulation of roughly 3,000 students. ChemEd takes place on a college campus allowing for hands on labs, workshops, and demonstrations. This biennial conference is one of the largest for educators involved in teaching Chemistry in North America. It is an opportunity for educators to gather to-gether for five days to learn and exchange their teaching ideas in a friendly and motivating environ-ment. ChemEd creates a community for dedicated and involved science educators.

Early bird registration ($300) ends on April 15, while registration after that increases to $375.

General topics at hte conference will include laboratory instruction, online learning/technology, chemistry demonstrations, inquiry based learning, blended/flipped classroom, and more.

Naperville is a family-friendly town, conveniently located 28 miles west of Chicago. Historic down-town Naperville is only a few blocks from North Central College’s campus providing a wide array of shops, restaurants, and entertainment. For a quick trip to Chicago, the Metra train station is a ten-minute walk from campus.

For more information, go to: https://www.chemed2019.com/

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